There is nothing more frustrating than spending effort without any results. When it comes to stubborn body fat and especially belly fat, the fight can be difficult, especially if the kilos have settled comfortably. In fact, many of us adopt different diets in the hope of melt wrinkles and unsightly bulges without actually achieving good results. To restore courage and achieve our goals in a healthy and effective way, the famous American doctor Phil McGraw in his book The 20/20 diet offers invaluable advice!
Before taking good resolutions and initiating changes in lifestyle, it is always necessary to do some work on oneself to identify bad habits that hinder weight loss, and therefore fat. Thus, it is important to know that sports activity can not bear fruit if it is combined with an unhealthy diet, in the same way that the most draconian diet can not produce the desired effect if the person follows a rhythm of sedentary and inactive life. To help you, here are some basic rules to adopt:
An appropriate exercise
Contrary to popular belief, treadmill running is not the most effective way to melt fat. For optimal results, it is best to encourage interval training that combines very high intensity exercises with your sports routine. With this effort, your body can burn calories up to 16 hours after exercise!
Stimulate the area to work
You should know that before each exercise, the target area must be activated to be requested during the effort, which is very difficult when the surrounding areas are strained. Thus, before your abs, it is necessary to do some stretching to relax the back muscles and hips that could slow down the effect of exercise.
Adopt olive oil
Healthier than vegetable oil, olive oil is your slimming ally in the kitchen. Fifteen minutes before meals, soak a slice of wholemeal bread. Your stomach will feel fuller and it will allow you to eat less!
Hydrate
Drinking water is not only essential for survival but it is also an essential fuel for your body during physical training. In addition, hydration allows you to boost your metabolism to eliminate stubborn fat!
Stop snacking before sleeping
You should know that when the body gets ready to sleep, the body uses its fat reserves to burn calories. Therefore, when your nibbling occurs less than 2 hours before bedtime, you provide your body with a new source of energy to use, which slows down the elimination of fat already present.
Relax!
You probably underestimate it, yet stress is one of the key factors in weight gain. When your body feels these bad waves, it stimulates the secretion of cortisol, a hormone known to stimulate fat storage!
Get enough sleep
To better understand, you just have to imagine your body as a machine that hates being destabilized. So when you do not give it the sleep it deserves, it loses all balance and produces some hormones in excess, including cortisol that promotes fat in the stomach.
Eat every 3 hours
Losing weight does not mean eating less, but eating better. For this purpose, it is best to avoid the sometimes intense hunger that manifests itself during main meals by regularly eating small quantities combined with healthy snacks based on fruits, nuts or green vegetables!
Lift weights
While cardio is an essential part of melting fat, lifting weights is just as important for sculpting a beautiful figure and getting firm, toned skin. By developing your muscles, you give your body more tools to burn the extra calories!
